rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation Are you *sure* the Thiels will not work in the new space? If I was in your shoes, I'd at least try them there and then make your decision.If they turn out to not work, you might consider some Gallo Ref. 3.1s or 3.5s. They have a smaller footprint,... | |
| Outdoor Speakers You might want to look at the Emotiva UOM-6.2 at $199/pr. (with free shipping, IIRC). They feature a 6.5" woofer, silk dome tweeter, polypropylene drivers (stand up to salt air well), a low-resonance plastic enclosure (also good against the elemen... | |
| Cream - Disraeli Gears - Best Redbook CD version? I see that there are an SACD version (stereo and mono) as well as an HDTracks 24-192 version. Anyone have feedback on these two?-RW- | |
| Speakers with max of 32" high The Ohm speakers are a very good choice. Also the Tekton Mini-Lore are 34" high and only $649/pr.....RW- | |
| HELP Monitor speakers for vintage components???? No contest: KEL LS50s. Yes, they retail for $1495/pr. but can easily be found for $1300 or less. Stretch your budget just a wee bit and get the best monitors available today.If you really cannot exceed $1,000, look for the KEF Q300s - awesome spea... | |
| Ripping CD's - Bypassing Computer CD Player Ain't it funny how a $50 computer CD drive does a better job of ripping CDs than a $10,000+ "audiophile" player?And yes, dbPowerAmp is the bee's knees of CD ripping software. It also does a heckuva job transcoding ripped discs to other formats lik... | |
| Ayre V5-xe enough power for Dynaudio C4 Platinum? 300 watts will provide 3db more volume than 150 watts. Just how loud do you want it to be?-RW- | |
| Music loving friend needs help -- thanks A mega changer is programmable, your friend *can* select which CDs to play. The Olive/iPhone setup is a good suggestion, too....-RW- | |
| Smart Don't worry about the "smart" features, you can simply buy a Google ChromeCast for $35 and get the "smart" stuff. I just bought my mom a Samsung 43" plasma and it has an exceptionally good picture. The cost was only $312 at BestBuy. Soooo, add the... | |
| Best XLR IC's for around $300/pair? I would think that as long as the cables are competently built and use quality materials, there should be little if any difference among them. To that end, Blue Jeans Cables make some XLRs that are reasonably priced and are properly constructed us... | |
| Porqupine Tree One more thing - PTree did a couple of sessions at the XM studios in Washington, DC. The sound quality of these is exemplary, among the best I've ever heard for live shows. They also did a live concert that is called "Warszawa" that was done in Wa... | |
| Porqupine Tree I have been fortunate to see PT twice in concert and I can attest that they were two of the best concerts I've seen. And I have been to a LOT of concerts. Their sound guy is among the best in the business. The sound quality he achieved at the Stat... | |
| Decware video Wow, they certainly have some of the most attractive female staff members of any audio company! I wonder if they have any open positions?-RW- | |
| JBL 250ti HELP As you noted, you're probably going to have to get new surrounds for the woofers. In addition, most attics are very hot places during the summer months. I would think that the capacitors in the crossovers are pretty much shot, so they'll need to b... | |
| Isolation disc for speaker spikes on wood floors. Nickels or quarters work quite well and the expense is nominal...-RW- |